Following steps illustarte How To Autostart A Website At Specific Time In IIS

> If the version of IIS is below 7.5 it will be difficult. But if it is 7.5 or above do the following steps.
> For version 7.5, install this : Application Initialization Module for IIS 7.5
> For version 8.0 and above, its already available there. No further installation is required.
> After a machine restart, On Run type inetmgr to open IIS
> On IIS select your Website
> Right Click on the Website and select Manage WebSite and then select Advanced Settings.
> A new windows will be opened where you can find the settings of that website.
> On the General Section, note down the name of the Application Pool.
> Now open C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config on Notepad.
> Navigate to node of your website name



> Modify startMode to AlwaysRunning.
> Now navigate to node



> For Sub Node application, make true for preloadEnabled
> Upto these steps definitely will avoid the time delay for loading website first time
> after the Application Pool Recycle.
> Now for autostart of your website at specific time, click on your application pool on IIS.
> On right Action Panel, click Recycling Link under Edit Application Pool.
> A new window will be opened as given below.



> Select the specfic time as selected on the image.
> On your Website's Default page, check for the early given time and do the rest.

if(Time == "12:00 AM")
{
//do your stuff
}

Why Default.aspx?.
> This is because, when application pool recycle happen, the app will again restart automatically.
> It will trigger the default.aspx page of your site.
> Else, if you want a particular page then provide the following on your Web.config file.

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